The Most Inspiring and Depressing Moment of the Democratic Convention

[smilesammich 10,727]

i guess no one told khan that trump doesn't read. he wants stuff shortened down to a tweet for him to skim, sorry constitution.

In better times, Khizr Khan, who was born in Pakistan and moved to America from the United Arab Emirates, might have begun his speech with what he said next: “Like many immigrants, we came to this country empty-handed. We believed in American democracy—that with hard work and [the] goodness of this country, we could share in and contribute to its blessings.”

But these are not better times. They’re times when a candidate for the nation’s highest office has called for banning all Muslims—the latest version of the proposal applies to everyone from countries “compromised by terrorism”—from its shores, ostensibly to protect the American people. And so, in that kind of climate, Khizr Khan had this to say instead: “Our son, Humayun, had dreams … of being a military lawyer, but he put those dreams aside the day he sacrificed his life to save the lives of his fellow soldiers. … If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have been in America.”

“Donald Trump, you’re asking Americans to trust you with their future,” said Khan, who works as a legal consultant. “Let me ask you: Have you even read the United States Constitution?” He pulled out a pocket version of the document from his suit jacket. “I will gladly lend you my copy. In this document, look for the words ‘liberty’ and ‘equal protection of law.’”

“Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery?” he asked. “Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending the United States of America. You will see all faiths, genders, and ethnicities.”

The lines echoed something Khan told The Washington Post in 2005, one long and excruciating year after his son’s death, in explaining why he and his family had originally decided to move to Silver Spring, Maryland. At the time, in the late 1970s, Pakistan was under military rule, and he had set out in search of more freedom and opportunity.

Ultimately, that opportunity came with sacrifice. Addressing Trump directly on Thursday evening, Khan called out the Republican nominee’s tough talk: “You have sacrificed nothing and no one.”

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/khizr-khan-father-convention/493562/

[Brazilian1901 12]

Can't stand the guy, but that isn't a real tweet and is from a while back. Plenty of good to say about Khan and bad to say about Trump without citing something false.

http://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-fake-tweet/

Edited July 29, 2016 by Brazilian1901

[smilesammich 10,727]

Can't stand the guy, but that isn't a real tweet and is from a while back. Plenty of good to say about Khan and bad to say about Trump without citing something false.

http://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-fake-tweet/

yeah, that tweet is in my signature - not part of the post. and i know it's fake.

[Brazilian1901 12]

Ah, sorry thought it fit in with your post and didn't realize it was your signature.

[Rob L 3,811]

Can't stand the guy, but that isn't a real tweet and is from a while back. Plenty of good to say about Khan and bad to say about Trump without citing something false.

http://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-fake-tweet/

Its Satire ...just like the Donald's suggestion about hacking to russia

[lostinblue 1,989]

yeah, that tweet is in my signature - not part of the post. and i know it's fake.

Like killary

[smilesammich 10,727]

Like killary

please do not aggravate my dds and force me to post cheeto jesus gifs. the man must get 75% of his protein from the insects sucked into his maw.

[OriZ 3,157]

CHEETO JESUS!

[yuna628 9,541]

After Comrade Cheeto's disgusting comments towards the parents of a fallen American hero.... they had this to say.

http://gawker.com/father-of-fallen-soldier-khizr-khan-calls-on-mitch-mcco-1784561366

[Ban Hammer 12,878]

[lostinblue 1,989]

Hillary could teach Trump a few things about risk and sacrifice. She can start with her stirring account of being under sniper fire in Bosnia

[Póg mo 1,749]

Looks like someone hasn't quite worked out how email works.